Nature's power unfolds in an island's secrets.
The Island of Missing Trees is a captivating tale of love, loss, and nature's enduring power. Set on an island off the coast of Cyprus, it weaves together the stories of two families, one Turkish-Cypriot and the other Greek-Cypriot, whose lives are forever changed by the island's tumultuous history. As the characters grapple with issues of identity, belonging, and the bonds of family, the lush descriptions of the island's natural beauty and the environmental issues it faces become a driving force in the narrative, reminding readers of the power of nature to shape our lives in unexpected ways. This novel is a must-read for anyone seeking a poignant exploration of family, love, and the way our relationship with the natural world shapes who we are.
ISBN: 9780241435007
Authors:
Shafak Elif
Publisher: VIKIN
Date of Publication: 2021-07-29
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 4.16
(rated by 96161 readers)
Description
A rich, magical new novel on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns. He is a botanist looking for native species, but really, he’s searching for lost love.Years later, a Ficus carica grows in the back garden of a house in London where Ada Kazantzakis lives. This tree is her only connection to an island she has never visited - her only connection to her family’s troubled history and her complex identity as she seeks to untangle years of secrets to find her place in the world.A moving, beautifully written and delicately constructed story of love, division, transcendence, history and eco-consciousness, The Island of Missing Trees is Elif Shafak’s best work yet.
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Nature's power unfolds in an island's secrets.
The Island of Missing Trees is a captivating tale of love, loss, and nature's enduring power. Set on an island off the coast of Cyprus, it weaves together the stories of two families, one Turkish-Cypriot and the other Greek-Cypriot, whose lives are forever changed by the island's tumultuous history. As the characters grapple with issues of identity, belonging, and the bonds of family, the lush descriptions of the island's natural beauty and the environmental issues it faces become a driving force in the narrative, reminding readers of the power of nature to shape our lives in unexpected ways. This novel is a must-read for anyone seeking a poignant exploration of family, love, and the way our relationship with the natural world shapes who we are.
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